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Friends reunion special: everything you need to know about Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and the gang’s return to TV this month (BTS included)

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Back for good? The cast of Friends will join famous fans on screen for a long-delayed and much-hyped reunion, billed as an “unscripted celebration” of the US smash hit television sitcom, set to debut on HBO Max on May 27. Photo: NBC/TNS
Back for good? The cast of Friends will join famous fans on screen for a long-delayed and much-hyped reunion, billed as an “unscripted celebration” of the US smash hit television sitcom, set to debut on HBO Max on May 27. Photo: NBC/TNS
Jennifer Aniston

  • BTS, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga will all appear in HBO Max’s long-delayed 90s TV sitcom celebration
  • The ‘unscripted celebration’ will air on May 27 with appearances from famous fans including David Beckham, Cara Delevingne and James Corden

“The One Where They Get Back Together” is finally upon us – and the cast of Friends will be joined by famous fans from BTS and Justin Bieber to David Beckham, HBO Max has announced.

The long-delayed and much-hyped reunion, billed as an “unscripted celebration” of the US smash hit television sitcom, will debut on May 27, the streaming platform said in a statement.

A trip down memory lane

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Friends’ stars Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston. Photo: Reuters
Friends’ stars Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston. Photo: Reuters

A brief trailer for “Friends: The Reunion” showed the six cast members walking slowly away from the camera with their arms linked together, while the iconic I’ll Be There For You theme song plays gently in the background.

 

Friends – starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer – remains wildly popular even among viewers too young to remember its original run, which ended in 2004.

It’s been a long time in the making

Parent company WarnerMedia had hoped the reunion would be ready in time to launch its Netflix-rival HBO Max platform last May, before the coronavirus pandemic scuppered production.

The Friends’ cast were widely reported to be earning at least US$1 million each per episode by the time the series ended. Photo: AP
The Friends’ cast were widely reported to be earning at least US$1 million each per episode by the time the series ended. Photo: AP